Thank you video for David

UPDATE: There’s a VIP ticket to the concert in Singapore going at the cheap price of RM200.00 inclusive of M&G. Any one interested please email us your details ASAP. Thanks.

UPDATE 2.08pm, 19th October 2011: The ticket has been sold folks. 🙂

Hey all, since there’s a rombongan to Sing-ngah-por for the concert there’s even more reason to get ready the ‘Thank You’ video for David. Many of you have emailed us your video clips and stills to be included in the thank you video and for that we ucapkan banyak – banyak terima kasih  but we need more. So please feel free to give us more photos, messages, artworks and video clips  to add to the CD.

In your video or message you can:

1) State your name and tell him what a HUUUGE fan you are 🙂

2)Thank David for a fantastic concert in Malaysia/Singapore;

3) Tell him which was your favorite part/song of the concert or CD;

4) Wish him a safe journey home and wonderful career ahead and all the best for his upcoming Christmas tour

And there you have it folks, 4 short simple sentences – shouldn’t take you more than 2 minutes – to express your heartfelt wishes. You may even include his music in your video, playing in the background of course. So hope y’all will email us the goodies ASAP 😀

Kerjasama dari pihak tuan-tuan dan puan-puan amat dialu-alukan dan dihargai.

Sekian, terima kasih

Yang benar

AAM

Berkhidmat Untuk Archuleta 😀 😀

Good things come to those who wait – By Marianne

continued from part 2……….

After the concert ended, we decided to head to KL Hilton to see if we can get a chance to meet David. Followed John to the hotel. We reached the hotel around 11:30pm and as we were walking from the lift towards the lobby, we saw the band coming out from the van. Ohhh yeah good timing baby 😉 Then we quietly asked for a group pic with the band and they said okay 🙂

Group photo with the band

The band were really really friendly. Got to spend a little extra time with Mark and Steven as well. I asked Mark what is his favourite food so far and all I remembered he said something about fish hahahah. I asked him whether have he tried nasi lemak but he is not sure what is that and Shu Yee tried to explain it is like coconut rice but I don’t think he gets it. He said he eats whatever is in room service LOL! Mark is such a friendly person. He entertained every fan that approached him and talks to us like we are his friends or something and he was the last to go back to his room. So sweet right?? 😀

Me and Steven 🙂

Getting an autograph from Steven

Didn’t really talk much to Mark but I just told him that he has to come back to Malaysia again and he said sure 🙂 Ahh, Mark has such beautiful blue eyes too <33

Me and Mark 🙂

After the band head back to their rooms, all of us continued to hang around trying our luck to meet David.

AAM-mers waiting patiently for David

😀

We waited and waited until about 1am but there was still no sign of him 😦 We continued waiting and we were thinking maybe David left the stadium right after the concert ended or maybe he waited for everyone to go back first then only he leaves. We were just thinking about it and trying to map it all out and it was 1:15am by then. Suddenly we saw a white Alphard car at the hotel entrance. Then I said maybe it can be someone else because there’s other people having that car too! Then we were just looking and then the door opened and suddenly we saw Jeff came out from the car dsklfhkldsgkldhsklaghklasdg!!!

!!!! I was like ohmygosh ohmygosh this did not just happened!!! And thennnnn David came out from the car jfkdlgdhsklghsfklghklsfh!!!!!! *dies* I can still remember the moment when he came out from the car and the way he walked ahhhhh. He looked so relaxed ❤ My heart was pounding like mad and we tried to calm ourselves down and Sumita called Shu Yee who was just seated behind us “Aunty Shu yee, David is here!” Then David walked in while holding some stuffs that the fans gave and Jeff was so nice to help him carry his stuffs too! When David was walking in, Debra quickly said “Hey, I came from Canada!” and David immediately gave his stuffs to someone to hold and signed Debra’s COS! 🙂

Yup, thats what happens when I get too close to David :"

After David signed her book, I asked David whether we can have a group picture and he said sure. So I quickly gave my DSLR to this lady, (I have no idea who is she) and she said “Okay I’m only going to take one picture so you guys just get the picture from her okay. I promise this is going to be a nice one.” Then she took the picture and I asked her to take one more time just in case but someone else gave her their camera to take a pic. Then after we were done taking pics, I took my camera and checked back the photo…… THERE WAS NO PHOTO…… SHE DIDN’T TAKE THE PHOTO!!!! T.T I wanted to cry at that moment because that was my only personal group photo I had with David in my own camera but now its gone. By the time I looked up and wanted to tell the lady, she was already walking towards the lift to go up *sigh* I cant believe this just happened. But thank God, Naree said she took a photo of us phewwww.. but we weren’t looking at the camera 😦 Well, at least its still something, better than nothing right 🙂 Thank you so much Naree. You are my life saver!

Group photo with David ❤

After David went back to his room, Jeff stayed back to talk to the fans.

Jeff, as usual being chatty… We got to talked to him for a good 30 minutes. Jeff is really funny too talking about the puberty part and also teasing David 😛 Jeff also told us about how they didn’t know about the album sales in Malaysia and was surprised when David received that 6x platinum award. I remember Anne asked Jeff if David received the AAM shirt that they gave to him but Jeff wasn’t sure because I think David probably has too many shirts! Hahahah. Jeff said he wouldn’t really wear shirts with his name on it. He would probably give it to his sister to wear instead. Someone also suggested about a Christmas Tour in Malaysia and we also talked about David’s songs being played on the radio stations and other stuff that I don’t quite remember heheh 😛 We also managed to get a group photo with Jeff before we left.

We left the hotel around 2 something in the morning and Shu Yee fetched me home. Thanks Shu Yee! :DD

Overall, I will never forget that 2 days ever. It was such an awesome experience and so much great memories that I’ll never forget. I’m really going to miss all of this. About that photo thingy that happened, it really brought me down but now when I think back, I always tell myself to think about all the 101 other stuff that made me happy because it will always outdo the bad things. Always count your blessings and be thankful no matter what happens. Good things definitely comes to those who wait and dreams do come true! Getting to meet the David, Jeff and the band, getting to experience a full blown concert, I would never imagine myself getting to do all this! Really glad that I got to meet many new friends because of David too! Thank you AAM again for giving me a chance to meet David and also for always being there for the fans and taking time to help the fans out with everything. You guys are amazing. Thank you so much AAM! Till the next time when David comes back here again for another concert! 🙂

Okay so that is the end of my recap and I hope you guys enjoy reading it. Im really sorry guys if its really long ><

Hitz.Fm Interview Video!

Remember the Hitz.fm interview David had with JJ&Ean on Monday?

We only had the audio but now, thanks to Jolene, who was there we have the video too! Watching this will totally brighten up your day! Watching JJ & Ean interact with David is just hilarious! Oh those two hyper guys, don’t we love them for the ways they crack David up each time?

Thanks Jolene for the video!

Media Buzz – MSN entertainment

Catch the article and photo gallery online at David Archuleta live in Malaysia 2011

Thanks for the link Katheryn 🙂

Read the post below for a review from The Malay Mail

Media Buzz – The Malay Mail : A happy concert

BABYFACE David Archuleta showed that he had the skills to thrill young fans on Tuesday evening at his first ever, full-blown concert in Malaysia.

On his second visit to our shores, the 20-year-old Utah native belted out his own popular tunes as well as giving a spin on some classic hits for thousands of fans at Stadium Negara for an hour and a half, as part of his ‘The Other Side of Down’ tour.

Scheduled to start at 8pm, concert goers began to fill up the stadium from 7.30pm onwards. Although the stadium was nowhere close to being packed, there was a whole lot of love for David within the stadium grounds, with clus­ters of fans singing out his hit Something ‘Bout Love before there were any signs of the concert starting.

Upcoming homegrown artiste Hao Ren, who is under the organiser Sony Music label, appeared on stage at 8.30pm, signalling the start of the con­cert and for fans, it was time to scream more so for David then Hao Ren. After singing only one song with the help of dancers, the winner of two awards at the 2011 MYAstro Music Awards, gave the audience a little intro­duction before leaving the stage for David.

After his band appeared, fans did not have to wait too long for their ‘Idol’ to come on stage. Showing off his Bahasa Malaysia skills with “Apa khabar Malaysia?”, he launched into his first song Stomping The Roses and moving along to the title of his tour The Other Side of Down.

The 2008 American Idol runner-up then got the crowd excited with his hit A Little Too Not Over You and gave a little advise about love before going on to Love Don’t Hate.

However, the youthful David got most attention when he went on to sing the upbeat number Something ‘Bout Love – which got the fans both young and old singing along with him.

David also showed a more mature side of him when he sang a cover of Tears For Fears hit, Everybody Wants To Rule The World. The girls in the audience got a sneak peak to his own Miss Right, in his single My Kind of Perfect. Many were seen mov­ing their colourful glow sticks in tune with the tender ballad.

Thanking his fans after every song, David shared his dreams through the catchy song Elevator, which was another hit among the audience. After introducing his band, he revealed that he misses his mother when he tours and sang Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles to remember her and touched many with his skills on the piano.

While fans went into a frenzy for the sweet-faced singer, he continued to entertain with Falling Stars before getting more approval from the crowd with his popular tune Touch My Hand. He gave the older audience , many consisting of parents of fans, something to enjoy with Stand By Me, a song made popu­lar by Ben EKing.

Calling it a night with Zero Gravity, the singer was enthu­siastically jumping around the stage, much to the delight of the fans. His short disappear­ance backstage also saw fans shrieking more for him, which is obliged with three more songs, including a slow and smooth version of Gnarles Barkley’s Crazy on piano. Ending it with another cover Heaven by Bryan Adams and his own hit Crush, the singer thanked his fans before making an exit.

David’s naturally friendly personality, strong voice, and joyful smiles made it a happy concert experience for all there.

Catch it online at A happy concert. Thanks for the heads up Lynn 🙂

The reviewer is brave enough to add a comment box so feel free to add your thoughts at the link provided…BUT please be respectful . No snark or spite, state your case politely and move on. 🙂

Read the post below for a review from The Star

Media Buzz – The Star: Archuleta thrills fans with his honeyed charm

Ok more buzz this rainy morning with The Star. Catch it online at Archuleta thrills fans with his honeyed charm.

The full review by Fiona Ho – entertainment@thestar.com.my:

It was a sweet treat filled with sugary serenades for fans of David Archuleta at his recent concert in Kuala Lumpur.

IN person, David Archuleta brims with childlike candour, giggling profusely when we asked him about girls. Apparently, the 21-year-old singer from Utah, the United States, has never been kissed.

Kicking back on a couch at Hilton Hotel in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, he confessed that he isn’t a mushy person, blushing as he did.

Dreamy: David Archuleta had no trouble entertaining the 2,500-strong crowd at his KL concert.

“Fans have tried to kiss me,” he said coyly. “But they usually don’t succeed. I have quick reflexes. It’s okay if my grandma or my mum and sister kiss me on the cheek, but otherwise, it’s just weird.”

He insisted that a kiss isn’t just a kiss. “I feel that it’s very important and it’s not something you should just give away. I know sometimes people go like: ‘Oh, you’re cute, I’m gonna kiss you’, but for me, sharing a kiss means you care for someone, that you feel affection for them. I don’t wanna be giving it away like candy.” ( sorry girls, you have to be that very special one if you dream of getting a kiss from David ) 🙂

Archuleta added he has never been in a relationship. “I haven’t found that someone special yet and I’m still saving my first kiss for whoever that is.”

His single, My Kind Of Perfect, he said, epitomises his quest for the right girl.

“It’s my perfect love song,” he shared with a twinkle in his eyes. “It’s for a future girl who I don’t know yet. I wrote that song while thinking about who is she going to be? Or have I already met her?”

He hasn’t let fame mess with his head either. “I don’t wanna go on a date and just hook up with girls for fun. I don’t like that. I think it’s very important to respect girls and really get to know the person you’ll marry and spend the rest of your life with.”

The affable pop singer channelled his hopeful longing at his concert in Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, the following night, bringing on that honeyed charm that so effectively lulled nearly 2,500 fans.

The absence of fireworks and fancy costume changes meant that Archuleta had only one thing to rely on – his voice. He used it well, too, flaunting his signature vocal prowess on emotive, baby-smooth numbers.

He looked completely immersed in a visceral calm as he sang the maple syrup-drenched verses of My Kind Of Perfect while playing the piano. “It’s my love song,” he told fans, his face shining with mirthful belief.

Maybe I’ve known you all my life / Is she the one? Is it today? / Will I turn the corner / see my future in a beautiful face, maybe, he sang.

Indeed, it was a sweet treat filled with sugary serenades for fans of the pop singer that night. No more was he the shy little boy we conversed with earlier.

Onstage, young Archuleta possessed the pomp and readiness of a much older performer, radiating surety and confidence all through the one-hour plus affair.

“Performing on stage, seeing all my fans and feeling their energy is the greatest feeling ever,” said Archuleta, who was met with joyous, ear-splitting screams the moment he stepped on stage.

Archuleta, who emerged the runner-up on the hit reality series, American Idol, in 2008 kicked off the set with the catchy Stomping The Roses, brandishing the energetic opening with youthful enthusiasm.

Clearly, the boy ( replace with ‘man’ here 🙂 ) knew what he was doing and he was doing it well. Fans clung onto every word as he took them through The Other Side Of Down, Love Don’t Hate and Something Bout Love.

If anything, the absence of fireworks and fancy costume changes meant that Archuleta had only one thing to rely on – his voice. He’d used it well, too, flaunting his signature vocal prowess on emotive, baby-smooth numbers that make you just want to smile.

He went on with the radio-friendly A Little Too Not Over You before breaking into an evocative cover of Tears for Fears’ Everybody Wants To Rule The World.

Speaking of which, Archuleta was certainly big on covers that night, asserting his gentle appeal on popular all-time favourites like Gnarls Barkley’s Crazy and Brian Adams’ Heaven, which made the show feel somewhat like a prolonged, live-sized version of American Idol at times – minus the entertaining tirades from its ex-judge Simon Cowell.

Still, the mood was mostly chipper and light-hearted throughout, buoyed by breezy sing-a-longs like Elevator and his rendition of Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles. When the Ben E. King classic, Stand By Me, came to play, almost everyone in the crowd, as though jolted by instinct, began clapping in synchrony.

Archuleta may not have the rocking edge of Adam Lambert or the girlish sassiness of Carrie Underwood, but the baby-faced singer certainly has the talent and charisma to pull off his own show.

He ended the night with his hit single Crush, looking thoroughly ecstatic as he poured his heart out.

Again another positive review. Stay tuned for more reviews in the next couple of days as I noticed quite a lot of media people there during the concert.

Read the post below for a review from The Sun

Stadium Negara July 26th 2011

W.O.W!!, W.O.W!!, W.O.W!!

More pics!!!:D

I’m too dazed at the moment with sleep and the lingering energy from the cosmic concert that I just witnessed to lay down any meaningful recap and so I’ll just quickly post this pic ( best shot from among the worst of my crappy iPhone camera ):

And the set list. This is the original copy as it was the one that was planted in front of David for him to refer to as he sang. The little smudge that you see on the paper is – believe it or not – part of David’s footprint. So the rest that you see on the net is definitely fake lol 😀

There will be more stories from this truly memorable concert in the days to come. All sorts of wonderful moments will be revealed and talked over  but the one thing that really stands out for me is the total – and I mean absolute – stage command that I saw. Could this be the same boy that we first saw on American Idol? Where did he go?

But more to come later. For now sleep, perchance to dream and relive a most amazing 2 hours of my life! 🙂

Okay vids are trickling in. First up, and just to show how far David has come as a performer, here’s the Band Intro with a little Salsa/Bachata dancing thrown in!! Who would have thunk it right? He’s come a long way since Idol and the more confident, laid back, spontaneous and playful David is made of SOO much win!!!

Also, how EPIC was this performance of Heaven??? SO. Much. Emotion.  You don’t just hear him sing you FEEL it!!

Was Crazy live, out of this world or what??  The vocals, the emotions! I remember his first performance of this on Fox Utah and I was floored! It was soo amazingly soulful! And here 3 years later,  David’s just taken it to a whole another level if that is even possible!

And of course, how could we forget the EPIC Crush finale!!!  I seriously can’t recall seeing him let lose like that on stage what with  the air drumming and the actual one handed drumming, WUT!! Who is that guy and what has he done to David Archuleta lol!!  Well he’s a definite keeper and so. is. the AWESOME.band!!!